Diabetes Disparities in the United States: Trends by Educational Attainment from 2001 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tracking changes in socioeconomic disparities in diabetes in the U.S. is important to evaluate progress in health equity and guide prevention efforts. Disparities in diabetes prevalence by educational attainment from 2001 to 2020 were investigated.

Methods

Using a serial cross-sectional design, data from 33,220 adults aged 30-79 assessed in nine rounds of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys between 2001 and 2020 were analyzed in 2023-2024. Diabetes was defined as self-reported prior diagnosis, elevated glycated hemoglobin (HbA_1c≥6.5%), or use of diabetes medications. Marginalized age- and covariate-adjusted prevalence differences (PD) and prevalence ratios (PR) of diabetes by educational attainment (less than high school graduation,

SUBMITTER: Choi JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11338700 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature